Everything Theater Podcast benita zahn

Are you a dog person? Well, you're going to love "Dog People" - a new play by Leigh Strimbeck, produced by Great Barrington Public Theater, running May 31st - June 16th. Playwright Leigh Strimbeck and Director Judy Braha join us to talk about the process of producing a new play.

We're talking "SIX", the musical sensation featuring the 6 wives of Henry VIII. Cassie Silva plays Anne Boleyn (Henry's 2nd wife) on the 2nd National Tour, and fills us in on audience interaction, actor prep, her time playing 4 different Queens, and what it's like performing this 85-minute high-energy show throughout the nation.

NEXT ACT! New Play Summit, a joint venture between Capital Repertory Theatre and Proctors, is an annual showcase of new plays designed to shed light on new play development. The summit brings playwrights, directors, actors, and audience members together for a series of workshops and readings, where multiple new full-length plays are given readings. We speak with Cap Rep's Associate Artistic Director, Margaret Hall, about this year's programming.

Benita and Ellen chat about all the great upcoming shows in the area, and read off a list of the 20 top things only people in community theater understand.

WAM Theatre (Where Arts and Activism Meet) aims to produce theatrical events for everyone, with a focus on women theatre artists and/or stories of women and girls while donating a portion of proceeds from those theatrical events to organizations that work to benefit the lives of women and girls in our communities and worldwide. Genée Coreno has just taken over as Artistic Director (only the 2nd AD in the company's history). We chat to her about WAM's powerful work and what she envisions for the future. https://www.wamtheatre.com/
This episode is sponsored by Harbinger Theatre's production of "In The Blood" by Pulitzer winner, Suzan-Lori Parks running March 15-24 at the Saint Rose Theatre.

Franklin Trapp, Producing Artistic Director of Forestburgh Playhouse, joins us to talk about the excitement and challenges of producing 7 mainstage shows in the summer on top of presenting cabarets, theater for young audiences programming, and a new play festival. https://www.fbplayhouse.org/
This episode is sponsored by Harbinger Theatre's production of "In The Blood" by Pulitzer winner, Suzan-Lori Parks. Performances: March 15-24 at the Saint Rose Theatre